Review of Red Sparrow (2018) by Bill D — 04 Aug 2018
The film is stylish but that is where it fails, the story is full of holes and we never learn a lot about the characters involved. Lawrence commits fully to the role, you can see she is invested with the intensity she brings to the role and it is not here that fails the film.
Francis Lawrence has a mixed bag of films and I have this right in the Constantine bag of quality. The core storyline potential is there, but the substance is not there. I'm eager to read the book as the plot of the film is a little scarce, nearly to the point of non existent.
The characters are a key example of what is wrong with modern Hollywood storytelling, they are just too thin. The film has a very long running time and it is mainly focused on moving from A to C without explaining B, much of this time should have been spent at the school for the Sparrows.
This could of been one of the better spy films had the film been explored, with more character focus which might have meant a longer running time. Good film but not great. 06/08/2018.
This review of Red Sparrow (2018) was written by Bill D on 04 Aug 2018.
Red Sparrow has generally received mixed reviews.
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